Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street: “As with every other film Burton's made in the past fifteen years — with the exception of the meek but solid Big Fish — Sweeney starts off strong but outstays its welcome by half an hour.”
Charlie Wilson’s War:“Maybe if we lived in a vacuum, and Charlie Wilson's War took place on a distant planet, we could all sit back and enjoy the fun. But in a world of very real moral urgency, a film like this, no matter how entertaining, will catch in your throat.”
Flakes: “If you want a cute, snarky picture book put onscreen, you've got it here. If you wanted something deeper — even some representation of multifaceted life or complex love — you just end up with a soggy mess.”
Senator Obama Goes to Africa (DVD): “Senator Obama Goes to Africa is more political propaganda than international-awareness builder ("As seen on Oprah!" cheers the DVD case), but that doesn't mean it's not a good film.”